It is used by Ancestry.com because seventy-five percent of the original 1890 census records were destroyed in a 1921 fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. before census records were stored permanently in the National Archives.

It is used by Ancestry.com because seventy-five percent of the original 1890 census records were destroyed in a 1921 fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. before census records were stored permanently in the National Archives.

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=Questions from the original 1890 census=

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=Questions from the original 1890 census= Charles W. Walker

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* address

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* address (modern address) 404 Ann Street McGregor,Iowa 52157

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* number of families in house

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* number of families in house 1

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* number of persons in house

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* number of persons in house Family-4 Domestic help-3

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* Minnie Albertine Weber.

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* whether a soldier, sailor or marine for the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War, or widow of such person No

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* whether a soldier, sailor or marine for the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War, or widow of such person

* whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted

* whether suffering from acute or chronic disease, with name of disease and length of time afflicted

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* whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of defect

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* whether defective in mind, sight, hearing or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of defect No

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* whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child, or pauper

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* whether a prisoner, convict, homeless child, or pauper No

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* home rented, or owned by head or member of family, and, if owned, whether free from mortgage

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* home rented, or owned by head or member of family, and, if owned, whether free from mortgage Owned

* if farmer, whether farm is rented, or owned by head or member of family; if owned, whether free from mortgage; if rented, post office box of owner

* if farmer, whether farm is rented, or owned by head or member of family; if owned, whether free from mortgage; if rented, post office box of owner

[[Category: U.S. Census and Voter Lists]]

[[Category: U.S. Census and Voter Lists]]

Revision as of 14:02, 9 July 2012

The 1890 U.S. Census Substitute is a substitute for the original records of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census.

Purpose

It is used by Ancestry.com because seventy-five percent of the original 1890 census records were destroyed in a 1921 fire in the basement of the Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. before census records were stored permanently in the National Archives.

=Questions from the original 1890 census= Charles W. Walker

address (modern address) 404 Ann Street McGregor,Iowa 52157

number of families in house 1

number of persons in house Family-4 Domestic help-3

whether a soldier, sailor or marine for the Union or Confederate army during the American Civil War, or widow of such person No